COLUMBUS, OH -- Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the following statement regarding reports that President Joe Biden is delaying a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes:

"I am deeply disappointed in President Biden’s decision to delay banning menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products. A new generation of Americans is becoming addicted to nicotine because of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol. We need a uniform national flavor ban right away!"